Four pages (2 double sides) of a Tibetan/Mongolian music manuscript with YANG-YIG GRAPHIC MUSIC NOTATION. Inks on paper. Good condition, finger marks to corners, stain across centre fold, 18 x 15 cm as image. Undated estimated to be late 19th century or earlier. In thick double fronted mount. Such texts would have been used as a mnemonic device by the master of chant. The type of graphic notation of the melody line goes back to the 6th century...

Mongolian/Tibetan drawing of a REFUGE TREE
Early 19th century. It has a blind stamp with Russian text.
Overall size 48 x 37 cm. Old folds and stains and has the particular smell of burnt Juniper that characterises Mongolian manuscripts...

Part 1 (showing 6) of a large collection of 15 different Himalayan wooden printing blocks fro Tibet/Nepal. all good condition, undated, estimated to be early to mid 20th century. One showing Nepalese wax export stamp...